The HR market has become suite-obsessed - but employee engagement vendor Workstride is doing something about that. In my interview with Workstride CEO Jim Hemmer, he explains why HR vendor consolidation did a disservice to employee engagement, and why customers gain from a different approach.

Digital media is a chaotic landscape indeed. But which stories pass the enterprise gut check? In this edition: Responding to Twitter's algorithmic re-invention, ad blockers and mobile UX dilemmas, and the tricky territory of handling editorial criticism.

A year ago, Uday Gajendar published an influential post on enterprise UX. I spoke with him to learn the story behind the post, and what he calls the "wicked craft" of enterprise UX. Gajendar also shared how he gets the next generation of designers interested in enterprise UX - in the face of the seductive power of the consumer tech startup.